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[liam stephens]

Hi Tommy,

Try the following site to view the set you mentioned.
I was unable to download the picture.

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VINTAGE CRYSTALATE DRAUGHTS SET ST GEORGE SERIES


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[liam stephens]

John Reade wrote:

T.S. Eliot?

No ! - I already stated it was by W. H. Auden.

[jaguar72]

T.S. Eliot?

That must be it!

Between writing Prufrock and The Waste Land, the old boy manufactured checkers.

Who knew?

Good on ya, John!

V/R,

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

[jaguar72]

"This proverb has proved true,
Since Eve went out with Adam:
For idle hands
And hearts and minds
The Devil finds
A work to do, ......
............"

W. H. Auden.

Considering John Reade's post and my reply thereto, Liam, I would have to say that your W.H. Auden quote is hugely appropriate... .

V/R,

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

[liam stephens]

Wow Gary!! - obviously that Lelliot was a man of many talents.

Liam.

[jaguar72]

Wow Gary!! - obviously that Lelliot was a man of many talents.

Liam.

Ah, well, Liam, Eliot was born in born in St. Louis, Missouri, you see, so when you combine the initial of his first name with those of his birth place, see, it all, you know, works out...perfectly...T.S.L.

There you have it.

What more proof do you need?

Works for me.

V/R,

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

[liam stephens]

Gary, you've convinced me!
I have reserved a slice of humble pie and a bottle of wine for later.
(to be shared with J R of course)

"So long as we're able and wine's on the table,
Who cares what the troubling day is at ?"
W. H. Auden.

Regards - Liam.

[jaguar72]

Gary, you've convinced me!
I have reserved a slice of humble pie and a bottle of wine for later.
(to be shared with J R of course)

"So long as we're able and wine's on the table,
Who cares what the troubling day is at ?"
W. H. Auden.

Regards - Liam.

Spurious logic wins every time...don't believe me?? Just look at the state of the world... .

Great Auden quote, Liam. Good on ye, Lad.

Very Respectfully,

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

[Jay H]

I have somewhere between 50 to 100 sets of old draughts pieces of all shapes and sizes along with several folding boards and and pocket set magnetic boards. Two large boxes full, stored away in the attic (saving them up for display on the OMOCH Website- lol).

Regards - Liam.

Hey Liam,
I fixed that forya !!!!

Regards

Jay H

[tommyc]

NO NO NO................
No i didnt hear the old joke about the dyslexic guy who walked into a bra?????????????//

[Jay H]

NO NO NO................
No i didnt hear the old joke about the dyslexic guy who walked into a bra?????????????//

Did you hear the one about the blind preacher who walked into a brothel..........?


HEHEH.........

Regards,

Jay H

[jaguar72]

A rope walks into a bar.

Bartender sez, we don't allow ropes in here, pal.

Rope sez, but I'm not a rope.

Bartender sez, you're not a rope??

Rope sez, no, I'm a frayed knot.


(We used to have W.H. Auden quotes in this thread... . Sigh...).

V/R (really...honest...),

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

[Jay H]

A rope walks into a bar.

Bartender sez, we don't allow ropes in here, pal.

Rope sez, but I'm not a rope.

Bartender sez, you're not a rope??

Rope sez, no, I'm a frayed knot.


(We used to have W.H. Auden quotes in this thread... . Sigh...).

V/R (really...honest...),

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72

Yeah...really.......there is no excuse for this.......this is a most unnacceptable attempt at humor

And I will have no more of this in my Free ACF Bulletin thread.....
LOLOLOLOL!!!!


Regards

Jay H

[Jay H]

Jay (or other interested parties), have you thought about scanning these old bulletins into PDF format? I suspect that various ACFB editors have data copies of more recent bulletins-- I've been getting mine electronically for a while now-- but it would be a fairly straightforward archival project, and depending on the content the ACF might be willing to release the scanned files into the public domain.

JohnAcker....
No, I have not thought about it before...but, I am now.....!!
Contact the ACF EC ....probe their thoughts.......I have what might be a complete set of ACFB.........(not sure, I have to go through page by page to see what I actually have).
I would also require a little tutoring on utilizing the PDF format......never worked with it before.
I believe, as it seems you do also, that the ACFB should be archived on-line,for individual perusal .

Regards

Jay H

[jaguar72]

Yeah...really.......there is no excuse for this.......this is a most unnacceptable attempt at humor

And I will have no more of this in my Free ACF Bulletin thread.....
LOLOLOLOL!!!!


Regards

Jay H

Yeah, sorry, Jay, the humor (?) was really, really lame and I did hijack your thread (but it looks like we're back on track thanks to John Acker, good lad that he is).

Mea culpa.

What more can I say??

Terrible things like this happen when I forget to take my meds.

V/R,

Gary Jenkins/jaguar72